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Nick Weatherspoon

Nick Weatherspoon
Personal information
Born(1950-07-20)July 20, 1950
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 58)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
CollegeIllinois (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Capital Bullets
Playing career1973–1980
PositionSmall forward
Number12, 13
Career history
1973–1976Capital / Washington Bullets
1976–1977Seattle SuperSonics
1977–1978Chicago Bulls
1978–1980San Diego Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,086 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,232 (4.9 rpg)
Assists418 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950 – October 17, 2008)[1] was an American professional basketball player.

Career

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Weatherspoon, nicknamed "Spoon", scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005–06 season. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois before being selected by the Capital Bullets with the 13th pick of the 1973 NBA draft.[2] Named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team, Weatherspoon spent a total of seven seasons in the NBA with the Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Diego Clippers.[1]

Weatherspoon was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and was initiated in the Fraternity through Tau Chapter in 1971.

Honors

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Basketball

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Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973–74 Capital 65 — 18.7 .412 — .691 6.1 .6 .7 .2 7.6
1974–75 Washington 82 — 16.4 .456 — .746 4.2 .6 .8 .3 7.5
1975–76 Washington 64 — 16.9 .476 — .701 4.3 .9 .7 .3 8.3
1976–77 Washington 11 — 13.8 .355 — .625 2.2 .2 .3 .5 5.4
1976–77 Seattle 51 — 29.5 .461 — .632 7.9 1.0 1.0 .5 12.8
1977–78 Chicago 41 — 14.9 .443 — .881 3.0 .8 .5 .2 5.1
1978–79 San Diego 82 — 32.2 .480 — .739 5.5 1.6 1.0 .5 13.8
1979–80 San Diego 57 — 19.7 .434 — .692 3.6 .9 .6 .3 6.9
Career 453 — 21.4 .455 — .713 4.9 .9 .8 .3 9.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974 Capital 7 — 12.4 .474 — .400 3.9 .0 .3 .3 2.9
1975 Washington 17 — 23.8 .515 — .814 4.8 .9 .8 .1 10.3
1976 Washington 7 — 32.0 .450 — .560 6.0 1.4 .3 .6 12.3
Career 31 — 23.1 .489 — .699 4.8 .8 .6 .3 9.1

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1970–71 Illinois 23 — — .452 — .718 10.7 — — — 16.6
1971–72 Illinois 24 24 — .419 — .746 11.0 — — — 20.8
1972–73 Illinois 24 23 36.7 .457 — .711 12.3 — — — 25.0
Career 71 47 36.7 .443 — .725 11.4 — — — 20.9

References

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  1. ^ a b Beaven, Chris (October 18, 2008). "Former McKinley, NBA basketball player Nick Weatherspoon dies". Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  2. ^ CollegeHoopedia.com
  3. ^ FightingIllini.com
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